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Family Learning Literacy and Numeracy

FLLN (Family Learning Literacy and Numeracy) courses have become a feature of our contract with Adult Education in Gloucestershire. Our Go Wild! courses are aimed at adults with basic skills needs and their families, and introduce literacy and numeracy through wildlife themes and activities. During 2008 we ran these courses extremely successfully at Cashes Green and Cam Everlands primary schools. We are delighted that seven adults from the Cam Everlands course gained the confidence to go on to attend literacy and numeracy courses in conjunction with Stroud College, leading to level 1 or 2 qualifications. As a new venue for these courses, Cashes Green attracted fewer families, but the courses were popular and enjoyed by those who took part which provides a good basis for rolling out future courses at the school.

Our Volunteers Say

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I've found the projects inspiring and I've developed skills I didn't know I had, to the extent that I am now able to find employment in new fields.

I will always be grateful to the staff and volunteers at Stroud Valleys Project for their encouragement and warm support.

Being involved with Stroud Valleys Project has been a great experience. I've enjoyed and learnt so much through various courses and volunteer projects I've worked on.

Thank you all at SVP for the help and support you have given me in the last couple of years, which has helped me to get my foot back on the ladder in the world of work.

I loved the course (Veg Growing), it was the highlight of my week

“Often I feel so bad I don’t want to do anything but after coming here, working with my group in the sunshine, I always feel more cheerful. They are my friends now.”

“Volunteering with SVP is the best thing that happened to me in my life.”

“I never thought I would get into gardening and growing stuff, but through all my work with SVP I have learnt to really appreciate nature.”

“We get lots of work done – and we have a laugh!”

“Our group is like pieces from a jigsaw puzzle. Everybody mucks in and does what they can, and the job gets finished in no time.”

“When somebody has a bad day, the others in the team make them feel better.”